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Sales Co. P.O.Box £066
4966 Cole Avenue
Dallas, Texas
THE PALMER RUSTLER
ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUM
PALMER, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1956
VOL. XXXI NO. 2S
Clifford Nash
Seeks Election As
Commissioner
To the citizens of Ellis County
Precinct 1:
It is my desire to offer to you
my candidacy for election of
your commissioner of Precinct 1.
I am 49 years old. only son of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nash of
Boyce. I am farmnig the John
Ackley farm known as the John
George farm in the Palmer com-
munity and have lived in Boyce
and Palmer communities all my
life except about 10 years—Five
years with TP&L Co. as lineman
and working foreman and five
years with various contractors
handling and supervising men
and heavy equipment.
I invite any or all to check
my past life and will put forth
every effort to be as good a road
commissioner as you have ever
had. Promising no certain in-
dividual special favors or ser-
vice, but do justice to all com-
munities alike by abiding by the
Golden Rule.
I sincerely solicit your vote
and influence toward my elec-
tion. I am making every effort to
see each and everyone before
election time. I will run a clean
race never to defame the name
of my opponent, and should you
at any time hear unjust things
about me, before you form your
honest opinion of me I refer you
to Proverbs 12:22—14:5—19:9
—25:18. Then I will be proud
and unbending in honest defeat
yet humble and grateful in vic-
tory.
Clifford Nash
(Pol. Adv. Pd. for by Clifford
Nash).
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank each of my
friends and neighbors for the
many thoughtful deeds of kind-
ness and for cards, letters and
flowers I have received since
my arm was broken two weeks
ago.
Mrs. Harvey Warren
5. x .♦ t vSmi
THE MAIL GOES THROUGH—Charred letter, top, in cover,
bottom, from Post Office Department’s inspection service at
Flagstaff, Ariz.. has been received by Jack Hetherineton, at
St Louis, Mo. Stamped “damaged in handling in the postal
service,” it is believed to be a piece of mail recovered from
wreckage of the two airliners which recently collided over
Grand Canyon National Park, bringing death to 128.
Mrs. McBurnett
Dies in Dallas
Mrs. Annie McBurnett 1113 N.
Haskell, Dallas, formerly of Pal-
mer, passed away at Baylor Hos-
pital Tuesday morning. She is
survived by daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Stoker, Dallas, son Hubert Mc-
Burnett, Palmer, sister Mrs.
Grace Robinson; three brothers.
Ralph Hubert, Frank Hubert and
Dr. Jaunce Hubert; two grand-
children and two great grand-
children. Funeral was held at
the First Methodist in Palmer at
3 p.m. Thursday.
Mrs. Lee Whittemore is visit-
ing relatives in Houston, Port
Lavaca and Rockport.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Coker
and children are vacationing in
the state of Mo. this week.
■ Charter Nb. 1618
BANK’S OFFICIAL
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
Of the COMMERCIAL STATE BANK at PALMER. Texas, at the
close of business on the 30 day of June 1956. pursuant to call
made by the Banking Commissioner of Texas in accordance with
the Banking Laws of this State.
RESOURCES
1. Loans and discounts, including overdrafts........... $ 734.469.20
2. United States Government Obligations,
direct and guaranteed........................................... 165,000.00
3. Obligations of states and political subdivisions... 61,847.45
5. Corporate stocks, including (none) stock
in Federal Reserve Bank..................................... 5,000.00
6. Cash, balance due from other banks, including
reserve balances, and cash items in process of
collection (including exchanges for clearing
house)........................................................................ 244,787.47
7. Banking house, or leasehold improvements........ 6,420.00
8. Furniture, fixtures, and equipment.................... 4,321.11
9. Other real estate owned........................................ 2.00
10. Other assets United States Saving Bonds Paid........ 1,455.32
11. Total Resources.................................................... $1,223,302.55
LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
1. Common Capital Stock....................................... 50,000.00
3. Surplus: Certified....................................$26,000.00 26,000.00
4. Undivided profits................................................... 67,368.81
5. Capital reserve (and debenture
retirement account)............................................. 30,000.00
(Not to include specifically allocated reserve
for expenses, or valuation allowances)
6. Demand deposits of individuals, parter-
ships, and corporations..................................... 1,006,875.37
8. Public funds (T»H U
Political subdivisions....
•S Govt , fjtafpc and
42,759.02
10. Other deposits (certified & cashier’s
checks, etc.............................................................. 299.35
11. Total all deposits..............................$1,049,933.74
14. Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts................$1,223,302.55
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF ELLIS
I, R. D. Smith, being Vice President and Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly swear that the foregoing
statement of condition is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
'T ** 'f
(Seal)
(Signed) R. D. Smith
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th day of July. 1956.
J. W. Caloway, Notary Public,
Ellis County, Texas
CORRECT-ATTEST: J. W. Hughey, L. H. Barron, Doyle R. Red
gdell, Directors.
Women Pilots
Crossing Line
In Powder Puff
FLINT, Mich. (UP).—Women
pilots are bringing their planes
across the finish line in the clos-
ing hours of the cross-country
Powder Puff Derby. At least 42
of the 49 entrants have landed
at Flint, Michigan. But one con-
testant, Mrs. Marcia Snip of San
Antonio, Texas, found things
weren't going too well on the
ground. Mrs. Snip landed yester-
day and learned today her son
has the mumps.
WEEKLY WORDS
of
LION VINTAGE
No Settlement in Sight
In Freeport Dow Strike
FREEPORT, Tex. (UP).-There
is no settlement in sight in the
strike at the Dow Chemical Plant
at Freeport, Texas. The strike
began at 2 p.m. last Saturday.
Negotiations between Dow and
the Operating Engineers Union
Local 564 broke off early last
Friday and the strike came next
day with pickets appearing at
all gates to the various plants.
Picketing has been peaceful,
however, and union officials say
company officials “were fully co-
operative” in closing down the
plant operations. There are 2,-
400 operating engineers on
strike and about 1.600 worker
members of 10 craft unions at
Dow who honored the picket
lines. The strike is principally
over wages.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Witten of
Maypearl were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ilomer Copeland, Sunday
evening.
Mrs. H. H. Coplen and Miss
Ibby Coplen visited in Ennis,
Monday.
Mrs. Eiwood Whitefield and
daughters, Sidney and Rochael
of Corpus Christi are guests of
Mrs. Whitefields mother, Mrs.
Tom Jones.
New vigor was injected into
the Lions Club Monday night.
New officers took over the lead-
ership and guidance for another
year. Durwood Smith will serve
as president for the coming
year. He keynoted his except-
ance of the gavel by stating that
the eyes of the town are upon
the Lions Club and that they are
expecting big things from the
club and their annual club carni
val and homecoming which will
be held August 31 and Septem-
ber 1. T. Sealy will serve as sec-
retary and treasurer for the
next year. Other officers arc:
Buck Bardwell, second vice-
president; Paxton Holliman,
third vice-president; Dwayne
Potter, lion tamer; Billy Gene
McKeever, tail twister.
Suspected Polio
In Bardwell
Found Negative
Two cases of illness in Ellis
County with “tentative diagnosis
of polio” have been found not
to have the disease. Dr John G.
Copton, Waxahachie. Ellis Coun-
ty Health Officer, reported Fri-
day.
Mike Dycss, five-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dyess,
and Roy Howell, both of Bard-
well were rushed to Parkland
Hospital in Dallas when symp-
toms caused fear they had con-
tracted polio.
Treatment was started, the
doctor stated, before the nega-
tive reports were released. How-
ever, as a precautionary mea-
sure Gamma Globulin shots were
given children in the Bardwell
community Friday.
The two Ennis children pre-
viously admitted to Parkland
Hospital as polio cases are still
patients there. Dr. Compton
said tHey are responding satis-
factorily to treatment.
An Ennis child is the one fa-
tality from the disease in Ellis
County this year.
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Texas Farmer’s
Cash Income
Drops13PerCent
AUSTIN, Tex (UP).—A report
by the University of Texas Bur-
eau of Business Research shows
that cash income of Texas farm-
ers is off 13 percent from last
year.
FATHER SLAIN—Doris Robertson tries to pass an unidentified police
(NKA Telephoto)
officer, left, in Inde-
pence. Ohio, for a view of the accused slayer of her dad
alleged killer, Norman Walker, right, was caught after a day-long
police.
policeman Garner Robertson. The
oarcli by more Hum 100
Optimists and Lions Are Victors
In Little League Play Last Night
Last night in Little League
play the Optimists Club had to
come from behind in the last
Inning to win the first game by
a score of 6 to 5 over the Ameri-
Big Purge On
In Poland
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Forehand
and daughters, Christine and
Glenda have returned to their
home in Wichita Falls after a
visit with his mother Mrs. Myrtle
Forehand.
Attorneys Charge
Signature on Will
May Be Forgery
GALVESTON, Tex. (UP).—
Attorneys have charged that the
last will of W. L. Moody, Jr.,
which left his son only one dol-
lar out of a 40-million dollar
estate, could be a forgery signed
with a rubber stamp.
Attorneys for W L. Moody
III are trying to break the will
and their latest charge came in
a legal wrangle at Galveston to
gain inspection of possible pre-
vious papers and wills.
The attorneys made no allega-
tions as to who might have used
the rubber .stamp to sign the
name of the elder Moody to the
will.
Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Elgan vis-
ited her father Ross Campbell in
Dallas Sunday. They also visited
their children. Mr. and Mrs
Bilty Elgan and sons Earle and
Tommy.
6 at Methodist Hospital in Dallas.
She weighed 6 pounds and 2 oZ
her grand parents arfr Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Gothard and Mr. and
Mrs, R. O. Smith of Ennis.
Mrs. Tom Jones and guests,
Mrs. Whitefield and daughter
have gone to Dallas to visit Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Roy Wester for a
few days.
Mrs. Cliff Taylor is visiting
relatives in Dallas this wreek.
L. H. Hughey, who underwent
surgery in the Waxahachie Hos-
pital recently is convalescing
nicely at home.
Mrs. Hubert McBurnett is
spending much time at the bed-
side of her mother-in-law Mrs.
Annie McBurnett who is ser-
iously ill at Bayloi Hospital in
Dallas.
Mr. and Mrs. Burnie Tate of
Waxahachie were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Tate on Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Smith
are announcing the arrival of a
daughter Sandra Kay, born July
Charles Tyler of Denton is
here for a two weeks visit with
his father Hickman Tyler.
Mrs ora Fowler attended the
wedding of Luther Mac Tackett
in Corsicana Saturday night.
I Farm marketings for the first
five months of this year totaled
'$483,000,000. as compared with
! $555,000,000 for the same period
* last year.
The mireau says only seven
I of the 17 major commodities
showed a gain They were pea-
! nuts, up 37 per cent; corn. 19
l per cent ; poultry. 16 ner cant;
grain sorghums, 15 per cent;
I milk and milk products, 12 per
out; fruits and vegetables, seven
I per cent, and sheep and lambs,
seven per cent.
j The two major Texas farm
j products, cattle and cotton,
brought some 60-million dollars
can Legion. i I less total cash income for the
The Lions Club won the night-} WARSAW Roland (UP)._____A Janunry-May period in 1956 than
cap by a score of 8 to six. from tog purge reportedly is on in Po-M^ey (‘*d last year,
a scrappy Merchants team. I land as a result of the Poznan j the Weinbetgers.
The highlight of the second I riots. I One of them had warned, “you
game being a grand slam home I The Warsaw government i sjshouldn t leave that child out.
run by Ronnie Peebles of the sai<1 <<> hav«‘ rushed special^here alone like that. Someone
Lions Club. I ‘(gents to the city to carry out ajHiight kidnap him.
! lug shakcup. Scores of “unrcli-i And someone did.
able” Communist party members I -------------------*
larc «n,orieti to have i>ecn| palmer Teacher
i rounded up and jailed because!
j of Hie “food and freedom” riots j Taking Workshop
! in Poznan. The agents also are} ,
| jailing soldiers and troops who! DENTON, lex.—Mrs. Phoebe
i balked at firing on the demon O' Denny, Box 183. Palmer .is
slrators. participating in the third unit
I of the Resource and Illustrative
Western travelers coming out Materials Workshop at the Texas
j of Poland say the Reds appar-jstate College for Women,
enllv fear new riots. One says! -Hie unit. July 2-7, deals with
| the Poznan uprising began with I materials for teaching of family
l« demand for bread. He says— hiving and child development
“workers in Poland are in great courses> and is given by the
need They literally are h’SG’W College of Household Arts
hungry.” and Sciences.
The Red government says oth-j Mrs. Denny teaches homemak-
erwise. It turned down the Uni ln|^ *n * *'iner School,
ted Slates offer to send free _ " * ~ .
food for workers. Warsaw ra- Fotil Jones of llearne visRed
Benny Ray Vavra was the
winning pitcher for I lie Opt i
mists and Bill Huff of the Lo
gion was the loser.
The winning pitcher in the
second game was Dennis Parma
and the losing pitcher was Ken-
neth Fincher.
Tonight’s game will pit. the
McClain's team against the
Optimists in the nightcap
The Lions Club team will play
the Blooming Grove Lions Club
at Blooming Grove with game
time at 8 p.m.
Investigation of Firm
Postponed Till August
HOUSTON, Tex. (UP), A fed-
eral Securities and exchange
commission investigation into a
one-hundred thousand share
stock offering of Columbia Gen-
eral Investment Company in
Houston has been postponed un
til August 22nd
A hearing scheduled today was
put off because of the absence
of an attorney.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission has charged the in-
vestment firm with making
false and misleading representa-
tions of material fact.
Mrs. Ophelia Childress and j
daughter Mrs. Williams and
children of Dallas visited Mr. j
and Mrs. George Cox, Monday.!
dio says “there is no hunger |h|s Parer,ts Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
in Poland.” It denounced t h ejnR^1 ^one,s ovt’r the week end.
American offer as a propaganda]
move.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd Teel of
Rurkbo
,Mcs.
'mrpelt, Mts. C. E Story
The Soviet government elaimjj ^nflj lop, jfcifly/‘of Waxahachie
it uncovered the real reason for j were guests of Mr and Mrs.
the Ponzan riots: “Inflatnma- Keiuieth Jones Wednesday.
lory” speeches by Secretary of ' *—i~---
State Dulles. j Mr and Mrs. Willie Lightsey
The government newspaper of Van Alstyne, Mrs. O. C Duke,
Izvestia accused the United; Mrs. Virgil Tomlin of Dallas and
States of ‘moral responsibility" j Mrs. Hattie Merritt of Waxaha-
for the riots. The Communist! chic visited Mr. and Mrs. Ken-
parly paper Pravda said t h ejneth Jones Thursday,
demonstrations were touched off
by “American Agents.”
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wynne vis-
ited in Dallas Tuesday.
Mrs. L. T. Barnhardt visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Amberson in Dallas Monday and I fyr a few (javs
Tuesday.
Mrs. Joe Eason lias been a pa-
tient in Ennis Municipal Hospital
Mr and Mrs. G. G. Harvard
accompanied their granddaugh-
ter Kathy Redlcy, who had been
visiting here tor the past two
weeks to her home in Shreveport
on Saturday, returning home
Sunday night.
Mr and Mrs. Clyde Forehand
and children, Ken, Sharon and
Mike of Galveston spent last, i
week with their parents, Mrs. Mrs. Johnny Burns who has
Myrtle Forehand and Mr. and been a patient in the Ennis hos-
Mrs. C. W Ritchie and Mrs
Mrs. O K Mareland in Ennis.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Guy of Dal-
pital a fi w days has returned
home much improved.
CHURCH NOTES
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rousal and .......................
son Andy were recent guests 0f j Rut h Liles spent the week end j.ls wer(> quests of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Buck Bardwell
her mother, Mrs. Naomi Stacks, with Mi and Mrs. Frank D George Cox on Sunday. I Marva Sue and Judy have gone
Matthews in Dallas. | ----— I to Calif, to spend a two week
„ . „ ' ~ ,, i Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Reddells’ vacation. Jack Wayne, who has
Mr. and Mis. Harper Wad ley, J luncheon guests on Sunday were i been in Camp ndar Los Angeles
Johnny and Jack Smith visited ] jy|r an(| jv], s \V. C. Tennery of j will return home with his family.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Warren over the week end, were
Charles Rutherford of Lovington
New Mexico, Mrs. Leon Warren
and son Jerry of Houston. Mrs.
Elmer Mintcr of Ennis and Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Simthson of Lan-
caster.
Mrs. Naomi Stacks visited in
Dallas, Monday.
ALBERT L. BLEVINS
Factor
BOBBY JOE ADAMS
Sunday School Superintendent
Sunday School—10:00 am.
Preaching aervlce each Sunoay—
11:00 a. m. and-8 p. m.
Young People meeting—6p.m.
Mid-week service Wednesday—
teachers meet 7:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
Ladles prayer meeting each Fri-
day afternoon at 2:30.
You are cordially invited to wor-
ship with us. A stranger only once.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
BILL PAULvSKLL, pastor
T. J. PRITCHETT. Sunday School
Superintendent
vice.
"J wax triad when the> said nnla
me. let, us go Into the house of
the Lord.” Psalm* 122:1.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
SIDNEY C. LANDERS, Paetor
Sunday:
A 45 a m.—Sunday School
11 00 a m.—Morning WVjrshlp.
7 30 p m.—Evening Service.
Thursday:
7:30 pm.—Mid-week Sendees.
Mrs. Durwood Smith and daugh-
ters at Methodist Hospital in
Dallas on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Dallas Phelps
and son, J. B. Jr , of Hubbard
City spent the week end with
their daughter, Mrs. Roy Land
and Mr. Land.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Smith,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Mmitb and
Children Jean and Eddie, all
of Temple were guests of Mr
and Mrs. Harvey Warren, on
Waxahachie, Mrs. Ethel Barron,
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Windham
and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E.
Daly.
Edgar Landingham of Dallas
was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Cox on Saturday
9:45 a.m.—Bible .School
11:00 a m.—Morning Worship
7:30 p.m.—Evening Worship
earuicH op cbourt
Wsym SaOlvaa, Minister
U:M aim. ktomlDt WawBIp.
I# ftja. Blfote B»4al
• P-
m.. Evening Worahlp
MM ti tovttwk M itKM
Mrs. Ruth Martin and daugh-
ter Patsy. Lynn Hamilton and
Sue Hughey spent the week end
in Houston recently.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Potter and
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Potter and
Cindy were recent week end
visitprs at Lake Whitney.
Rev. Travis Freeman
Assembly of God Church
Buhner, Texas
• :4ft A. If. — Sunday School.
11 :M A. If. — Warning Worship.
7:4ft P. If. — ■vaneellstle Berviee
T:4ft P. If. Wed. — Prayer Meet-
kg
Lift P If Prt - Fetewshlp 8er-
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH r,JCsday
GENE CHAMNESS, Pastor
JAMES WESTER, Sunday School
Superintendent
10 00 a m.—Sunday School
11:00 a.m.—Morning sermon
by pastor
7:30 p.m.—Evening sermon by
pastor
FIRST BAPTIST CHUBCR
Palmer, Texas
Billy J. Dickerson, Pastor
Jack Ritchie suffered a heart
attack Tuesday morning. lit* w;i.
taken to Ennis Municipal Hos-
pital for treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Holland an-
nounce the arrival of a daugh-
ter, Bettie, born in the Ennis
hospital July 9th. She weightd
6 pounds 8 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Glaspy of
Charles * Winford. Sunday School Tacoma Wash, have announced
the arrival of Joe Wallace II He
was horn July 8. Grandparents
I are Mrs. Wallace Glaspy and Mr
| and Mrs. R. O. Smith all of En*
i nis.
Supt
MONDAY:
10:00 am.—Sunday School.
11:00 a.m.—Worahlp Service.
4 30 p.m.—Training Service.
7:30 p.m.—Worship Bervlce.
MONDAY:
3:00 p.m.—WMA.
WEDNESDAY:
7:30 pa*.—Prayer Servle*,
YOU ARB WELCOME
The Rev and Mrs. B. J. Dick-
erson are announcing the arrival
]of a daughter born in a Fort
Worth hospital on July lttth.
HOME
Improvement
am
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»hc cash to put those plans into operation* See us ab*ut
an economical home improvement loan.
COMMERCIAL STATE BANK
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